John, $850 seems pretty pricey. Were the seminars worth the money? Did this include room and board? Richard West University of Nebraska "John D. Chapman" wrote: > John, > I'm catching up on a backlog of email, so forgive the late response. > Last year I attended the Steinway damper seminar, and the year before, > the one on voicing. Both times the fee was $850. After paying for the > voicing seminar myself, my university offered to pay for the others (they > also paid my fees for the national convention this year). Some > of the other technicians attending the S&S seminars worked for dealerships > and their fees were paid by those dealerships, some were freelance and > paid out of their own pockets, and some were university techs covered by > their school. The first S&S seminar I attended was back in 1988. There > was a fee then, but I can't remember how much. > I hope this helps answer your questions. > John Chapman > Wake Forest University > Winston-Salem NC > > On > Mon, 23 Apr 2001, > John Minor wrote: > > > Has anyone attended one of the week long seminars at Steinway recently? > > I'm wondering who ends up paying the $850 fee for the course. Do they > > charge the dealer if you work for the dealer, or does the tech still pay > > the fee? > > > > I attended one of these in '86 and there was no fee and wondered if the > > fee is something new. > > > > John Minor > > University of Illinois > > > > > > > > > >
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